Markforged is an American public additive manufacturing company that designs, develops, and manufactures. The company has decided to expand its continuous fiber reinforcement printing technology for high-performance applications for high-strength, heat resistant, and higher performance parts to meet the needs of the most demanding industries. The Digital Forge is an industrial platform of 3D printers, software, and materials that enable manufacturers to print parts at the point of need.
Markforged’s FX20 is precision-designed and sensor-driven to deliver high accuracy, quality, and reliability to fabricate parts directly at the point of need with the simple click of a button. As the most prominent, fastest, and most innovative 3D printer Markforged has ever produced, the FX20 pairs size and throughput to make more significant parts at high speeds. Along with high-temperature printing capabilities, the new technology elevates the Digital Forge platform from accessible industrial-strength composite manufacturing to robust production applications. The FX20 has a heated build chamber capable of maintaining up to a 200°C temperature and printing parts up to 525mm x 400mm x 400mm in size. The FX20 is up to eight times faster than the default print settings on Markforged’s existing composite printers and prints nearly five times larger builds than its next largest printer, the X7.
Markforged’s ULTEM 9085 filament with Markforged’s proprietary Continuous Fibre Reinforcement technology will help manufacturers move from augmenting manufacturing operations with composite 3D printing to replacing entire supply chain segments by bringing solid and accurate parts that solve demanding, end-use applications right where needed. Printing the ULTEM 9085 filament with Continuous Fibre Reinforcement expands the advantages manufacturers can realize through additive technology. Adding the FX20 to the Digital Forge platform addresses a broader set of needs and applications.
Thus, the company is expanding the role of fibers in 3D printing to tackle various challenges. The 3D printing composites industry will be worth $2 billion within the next decade. The printing of fiber-reinforced polymers is set to be one of the most exciting and impactful areas.
